Obituaries
Eulene Davis Woody
Apr 15, 2011
Eulene Davis Woody, 79, of Durham died Friday, April 15, 2011 at Durham Regional Hospital. A native of Clay County, NC she was the daughter of the late Clifford Dean Davis aneevelyn Hogsed Davis. Eulene graduated from Knoxville General Hospital in 1955 as a registered nurse. She worked at the VA Hospital in Durham for 30 years. Eulene was a...
William F. "Billy" Steagall
Apr 14, 2011
OXFORD: William F. "Billy" Steagall, age 94 a resident of Oxford, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday April 14, 2011. He was a native of Granville Co. and was the son of the late James I. and Minee Pearl Sherron Steagall. Billy was a member of the Oxford Presbyterian Church, a Air Force veteran of WWII,...
Marioneedgerton Marioneedgerton
Apr 14, 2011
Marion Harris Edgerton, 91, died Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Treyburn. Marion was borneebruary 1, 1920 in Lynchburg, VA to the late Samuel Henry Harris and Margaret Thacker Harris. Marion is survived by her two sons, Jim Edgerton of Durham, Dale Edgerton of Atlanta, GA, daughter-in-law, Bette Edgerton of Durham; two grandchildren, Kelley Edgerton of Columbia, S.C and Kevin Edgerton...
Derek Michael Parks
Apr 13, 2011
Derek Michael Parks, 32, died oneednesday, April 13, 2011. He was born on neember 10, 1978 to Donald aneellen Glynn Parks. Peru Illinois was the site of Derek's Catholic Christening and his home for the first 23 years of his life. He attended La Salle-Peru Township High School where he seemed to have honed his social skills and saved his...
Floyd C. Eubanks
Apr 13, 2011
Floyd C. Eubanks, age 85, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at Durham Regional Hospital. A Durham native, he was born to the late J.B. and Fanee Mayo Eubanks. Floyd proudly served his country while in the U.S. Army during WWII. He is survived by his four children: Johnny Wayne Mokus of Butner, NC; Marshall Lee Mokus of Timberlake, NC; Sharon...
Donald Franklin Huffman
Apr 11, 2011
Donald Franklin Huffman, 74, of Durham, died Monday, April 11, 2011, at his residence surrounded by his family. Donald was born May 25, 1936 in Pollocksville, NC, to the late Paul Franklin Huffman, Sr. and Bessie Hargett Huffman. He was raised in Trenton, NC, and attended East Carolina College and Gastoneechnical Institute. He served two years in the U.S. Army...
Edna Carpenter Baker
Apr 10, 2011
DURHAMEdna Carpenter Baker, 94, died Sunday, April 10, 2011, in Charlotte, NC. She was born June 6, 1916, to Willis Thomas and Mary Jessie Rigsbee Carpenter. Her Durham roots runeeep. Among her ancestors were Jesse Rigsby who was in the Americaneevolution, Mary Vickers and Jesse Rigsbee who were the oldest generation buried in the Rigsbee family cemetery on the Duke...
Grace Nadine Louise Fowler
Apr 8, 2011
Miss Grace Nadine Louise Fowler, 4 month old daughter of Paul Alan "Mackie" Fowler, II and Staci Renee Kimball, went home to be with Jesus on April 8, 2011. In addition to her parents, Grace is survived by her grandparents, Paul and Winee Fowler of Pittsboro; half-brother Thomas Riley Smith of Hillsborough; half-sister Lily Catherine Fowler of Pittsboro; aunts and...
James Carlton Blackwell
Apr 8, 2011
OXFORD: James Carlton Blackwell, age 83 of Dorsey Road, went to be with his Lord on Friday, April 8, 2011. A devoted husband and loving father, James was a native of Granville Co, son of the late Norfleet Green and Rose Edna Jones Blackwell, a chef in the Merchant Marines during WWII, a retired farmer, a tobacco ineector with the...
Otelier Ellen Mckenee
Apr 8, 2011
Mrs. Otelier Ellen Jones McKenee, 75, of Old Graham Road, Pittsboro, died ineer home on Friday, April 8, 2011. Born in Alamance County oneebruary 2, 1936, she was a daughter of Jasper Jones and Mettie Johnson Jones. Mrs. McKenee was a retired textile employee; she loved to garden as well as her friends at the Council on Aging. In addition...
Jasoneeith Maynor
Apr 7, 2011
Jasoneeith Maynor, 39, died Thursday, April 7, 2011, at UNC Memorial Hospital. Jason was born in Durham County but grew up in Northern Chatham County and attended Pittsboro Schools, graduating in 1990 from Northwood High School. Mr. Maynor was borneeptember 26, 1971, the son of Pearl Thomas Maynor and the late Homer Wilson Maynor of Chapel Hill. In addition to...
Mary Catlett Alford
Apr 7, 2011
KITTRELL- Mary Catlett Alford, 82, of Kittrell died Thursday, April 7, 2011 at her residence. Mary was born in Vance County, oneeptember 17, 1928 to the late Joe Catlett and Anna Robinson Catlett. She was preceded ineeath by her husband, Johneernon "Lefty" Alford and a sister, Lillie Mae Faulkner. Mary is survived by her only daughter, Anna Sherron and husband,...
Chaneer Tunstall Currin, Sr.
Apr 3, 2011
OXFORD: Chaneer T. Currin, Sr., age 84, a resident of Oxford died Sunday April 3, 2011 at Granville Medical Center. He was a native of Granville Co. and was the son of the late John David and Claudia Kinton Currin. Chaneer was a lifetime member of Hester Baptist Church and Trustee, a retired farmer, a graduate of Oak Hill High...
Alice Ruth Cole
Apr 2, 2011
Alice Ruth Cole July 15, 1927 ~ April 2, 2011 Alice Ruth Cole, 83, died Saturday, April 2, at her home in the Pittsboro Christian Village. Mrs. Cole was born in Angola, Africa. She devoted her life to being a missionary and sharing the love and grace of her Lord. Alice loved gardening aneenjoyed playing the piano and the autoharp....
Jessie Johns Newsome
Mar 31, 2011
Jessie Johns Newsome, 91, of Durham, widow of John R. Newsome, died Thursday, March 31, 2011 following a brief illness. She was born April 24, 1919 in Durham to the late Ernest T. and Sallie Harris Johns and grew up in Durham and in Hillsborough, NC. She graduated in 1942 from the Watts School of Nursing. Her long career included...
Dr. Johneerritt Cheek, Jr.
Mar 30, 2011
Dr. Johneerritt Cheek, Jr., 92, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at the Pavilion of Croasdaile Village. On neember 15, 1918, he was born in Watts Hospital to John M. Cheek and Maude Wall Cheek. He attended Durham public schools and graduated from Wake Forest Uneersity in 1941. He was the first student to enroll in the Bowman Gray School of...
Florence Wicks Payne
Mar 29, 2011
Florence Wicks Payne of Bynum died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Laurels of Chatham. Florence was born July 13, 1924 in Elizabeth NJ. She enjoyed voluneering at the hospital and sang ineer church choir in the past. Florence is survived by her daughters Carol Payne of Bynum and Patricia Parrish of Jacksonville Florida, her Sister Ruth Copeland of Jacksonville Florida,...
Earnest Steve Barbee
Mar 28, 2011
Earnest "Steve" Barbee of Chapel Hill died Monday, March 28, 2011 at his home in Chapel Hill. Mr. Barbee was born October 11, 1953 and is from Chapel Hill. He loved Golf, his community, and his family. Steve was well known for being a handyman. Steve is survived by his wife Doris Barbee, his mother Ruby Estelle Barbee, his daughter...
Barbara Copeland Horton
Mar 27, 2011
Barbara Copeland Horton, 78, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 27, 2011. She showed strength, courage, and a positive outlook during her extended battle with lymphoma. Barbara was a loving wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her devotion to her family and her church was evident as many benefitted from her God given talent of hospitality. She enjoyed sharing...
William Matthew "Bill" Cherkas, Jr.
Mar 25, 2011
OXFORD: William Matthew Cherkas, Jr., age 86, died peacefully at home on March 25, 2011. Born June 9, 1924 in Oxford to the late Marie Frazier Cherkas and Wm. M. Cherkas, Sr., Bill was predeceased by his first wife, Yuma Liles Cherkas, and by a son, Craig Alexander Cherkas. Attending NC State College before and after serving his country during...
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